Befriend Your True Self + Walk in Freedom, Health and Joy
Inside: You cannot shame yourself into wholeness. Instead, practice self-compassion like your life depends upon it. It does. Episode two of The ALIP Podcast: Rebranding Middle Age. You cannot shame or bully yourself into wholeness. My inner critic was vicious. It bullied me, held me back, pointed out all my flaws 24/7, and told me …
Inside: We must build resilience to equip us for the storms of life. Every one of us will experience stress, loss, or hard life circumstances in varying degrees. This post offers 7 ways to build resilience in the storm. This post contains referral links. You’re imperfect. Life is messy. Show up anyway. This has been …
Inside: This is what it looks and sounds like to be brave and weary and here’s how I can help you remember your way to freedom. I work as a Joyful Living Educator and writer yet I spend a lot of time talking and writing about pain, struggle, loss, anxiety, and emotional growth. This is …
Inside: I write my way to freedom in messy lists, hopeful reminders, and unfancy reflections that quiet the cacophony of fear and despair. This post may contain affiliate links. Being proud of ourselves – of our bravery, courage, persistence, and strength is not bragging and it is not self-centered. It is important, critical even, to …
Inside: We need PERMISSION TO FEEL and the ability to name emotion in order to move through it and choose a healthy response. This post contains helpful resources along with an affiliate link. The vulnerable work of moving toward wholeness or integration, of examining our identity and embracing the fullness of who we are and …
Inside: Finally deciding I am good enough means instead of hiding or staying stuck I use my words and life to help build the world I want to live in. There have been a few bleak seasons in my 46 years, starting at a young age, when I wanted to opt out of life. Disappear quietly. …
Inside: You can embrace that you are strength and struggle and it is good. You can trust yourself – you are wise. You can be afraid and messy and still show up fully to life. Here are some of the ways I overcome fear. My anxiety has been spiking lately again (2018). I always need to …
Inside: You’re already OK: there’s a world of difference between seeking growth from a place of feeling broken or messed up vs. stepping into growth from the perspective that you’re imperfect and also more than enough. What if you approach growth or a desire to find deeper healing or freedom from the perspective that you’re …
Inside: At 18 I decided to live. At 33 I decided to love myself. At 46 I decided to enjoy the journey. Deciding to live isn’t just about no more suicide attempts. It’s not just about getting free of addictive or numbing behavior. Deciding to live is also about showing up each day awake and …
This is a guest post from Emma Scheib of simpleslowlovely.com Hello, my name is Emma, and I am a self-help junkie. I am always searching for ways to improve myself. It’s a thread that’s run through my life since I can remember. But this thread has become a tangled mess over the last 38 years. …
Inside: Values-Based Spending will support you in living with greater purpose, health, and joy. Sometimes money can buy happiness! This post contains referral links. I have never been all that interested in wealth acquisition and desire a slow, simple (debt-free) life. Don’t get me wrong; money is an amazing tool and plays a significant role in living a …
